Gov. Stitt responds to his brother’s lawsuit over Tulsa speeding ticket

TULSA, Okla. — Gov. Kevin Stitt’s brother is suing the City of Tulsa over a speeding ticket.

Marvin Keith Stitt is fighting a speeding ticket of over $200 he got back in February 2021.

According to court documents, Tulsa Police pulled him over on Highway 75 for driving nearly 30 miles over the speed limit.

Stitt’s attorney claims that under the McGirt ruling, Tulsa Police lacked jurisdiction because Marvin is a tribal citizen and was speeding on tribal land.

The Office of Gov. Stitt provided the following statement:

“Public safety is at stake here. The Tulsa police need to be able to enforce the laws and keep their communities safe. Having no closure after the Hooper case, communities in eastern Oklahoma need assurance that there is one set of rules, regardless of race or heritage. The City of Tulsa is right. Their opposition is not. And maybe Keith shouldn’t speed.”

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation.

Gov. Stitt criticized the McGirt ruling, saying it “has left many crime victims in the state without justice,” and “creates a patchwork of laws across our state.”